Posts By Peter Guy, Regulation Asia
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992Fintech / RegtechHKMA Virtual Bank Rules – Dull, Timid Bureaucracy
Proposed virtual banks rules fail to address the true future of financial services, risking Hong Kong’s descent into irrelevancy.
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701AML / KYCCryptocurrency – You Can’t Kill an Idea
Once in a while capitalism must be rescued from the excesses of bankers and central banks. Governments can’t kill ideas, but it takes them a long time for them to concede or adapt.
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624Fintech / RegtechBanks’ Fintech Reluctance Leaves Market Share Up for Grabs
Despite technological improvement and innovation, FIs are still not embracing fintech, and start-ups are finding it harder than expected to gain traction.
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634Capital RegulationBanks Will Struggle if Prop Trading is Reintroduced
US banks lobbied hard for a rollback of the Volcker Rule and a return to proprietary trading to bolster profits. They will soon find that it’s now a different world.
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655EnforcementThe Return of ‘Super Alpha’ and Regulatory Arbitrage
The return of SAC Capital’s founder with a new venture reveals the complicated ethics of a post financial crisis world.
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708InternationalMiFID II – Just the Start of a Perfect Storm for Research
The unbundling of research costs will not only create more transparency but usher in a collapse and change in banking research.
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773Market InfrastructureFeeding the Bitcoin Bubble
The start of bitcoin futures may increase speculation and international regulatory risks as countries rein in credit.
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581Capital RegulationRegulation and China’s Growing Debt Mountain
The recent collapse of OBOR deals shows how inadequate financial regulation is starting to impact international transactions.
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656Market InfrastructureMiFID II – Banks Struggle to Survive the Transparency
Liquidity requires symmetric information, which is easiest to achieve when everyone is ignorant.
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Hong Kong
Stock Exchange Reality: Profit Versus Regulations
HKEX and SFC recently decided to admit dual class share listings, but reject a start-up board. Their decisions will change key regulatory principles.
